Before parent-teacher conferences, decide what information you would like from the teacher and questions you would like answered. It is often helpful to make a list ahead of time. Your tutor, who knows your child well, can help you come up with important items for your list.
Lincoln School PTO Pumpkinfest – Brookline MA
When attending the Lincoln School’s Pumpkinfest in Brookline, MA this Sunday, make sure you look for the Y3K Tutor In Your Home silent auction donation. Whether it is writing, math, English, test preparation or study skills we have you covered. Our Brookline tutoring and test prep services and your auction bids will go a long way to help the children of Brookline. Please join us in making a difference. We hope that together we can make this year’s Pumpkinfest a resounding success.
Executive Function Tutor
D. H. from Weston, MA asks, “What is executive function?”
This is a common question that we get asked a lot. As a child’s brain matures, they are able to perform higher level tasks. These high level tasks are referred to as executive function. Think of executive function as the role of a Chief Executive Officer in a company. She or he must analyze what the company needs to have done, develop a plan, identify the order these tasks must be done, make mid-course corrections as needed, and complete the job by the deadline. Someone with executive function problems may have difficulty doing any of the following:
Analyze a task
Plan how to address the task
Organize the steps needed to carry out the task
Develop timelines for completing the task
Adjust or shift these plans as needed
Compete the task in a timely way
Executive function issues in school can be devastating. If your child starts long term assignments at the last minute, loses papers, has loose papers everywhere, forgets to do homework, forgets to hand in completed homework, has difficulty with math word problems, has trouble starting and organizing English writing assignments, or studies for tests at the last minute then there may be executive function issues.
Y3K Tutor In Your Home helps many students with executive function learn how to become successful and attain high grades. Contact us if we can be of any assistance.
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Birthday Parties and Play Dates
Most parents of children with special needs would love the opportunity to make the decision of what parts of a birthday party or play date their child can participate in. When organizing a party or play date, don’t forget the special ed friend who may only be in the class for part of the day.
Special Needs Play Dates
If your child has certain special needs issues and is invited by a friend to a play date, try to include them as much as possible in environments where they have the best chances of success. If a play date would be more successful at home, you may accept the invitation but ask if it is OK for them to come over to your house instead.
Difference Between 504 Plan and IEP
The 504 is ideal for your child if he or she can make progress with some special accommodations. This would not be measured for gains and administered by the school’s general education department. However if your child needs a structured environment and specialized learning plan with measured gains, then the IEP is probably your best option. The school’s special education department would run this option.
For helpful advice and support for students on a 504 or IEP, contact Y3K Tutor In Your Home today! We have helped many families receive the educational support they need.
Individual Education Plans (IEP’s)
Individual Education Plans (IEP’s) are covered under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1975. This act requires all 50 states to ensure a free appropriate public education to all qualifying students no matter what their disabilities are. It says that school systems must provide a proper individually tailored education, designed specifically for the individual. Each eligible student must be appropriately taught whether there is funding or not and by any means necessary.
The requirements of an IEP go a step further than 504 plans in that they require not only equal access, but also delivery of a proper education. The schools have to prove that eligible students have made academic progress. IEP’s include not only a plan of action but specific reports to show the amount of progress. The school’s special education department is in charge of IEP’s. If you feel that your child may require additional services beyond a 504 plan, then you may want to consider an IEP.
For helpful advice and support for students on IEP’s, contact Y3K Tutor In Your Home today! We have helped many families receive the educational support they need.
504 Plans
504 plans refer to section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act passed by the United States Congress in 1973. This act protects the civil rights of people with disabilities. It says that people with disabilities must have equal access to participation in all programs that receive federal funding. Therefore public schools have to make sure that equal access happens for all students.
One major limitation of 504 plans is that they only require equal access. They do not require that academic progress be made. Basically 504 plans provide accommodations that allow children with disabilities the same access as those without. The school’s general education department is in charge of 504 programs. If your child can be successful by using some carefully placed accommodations, then a 504 plan would be best. These plans take less time to create and are usually less expensive for the school district.
For helpful advice and support for students on 504 plans, contact Y3K Tutor In Your Home today! We have helped many families receive the educational support they need.
Title I
Title I is part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. It is a collection of federal laws that are designed to improve the achievement of public school students. Title 1 allows schools to receive additional funding for specific Title I programs and in turn are held accountable for showing marked improvement in those areas. The schools must then prove to the government that the extra money spent resulted in student advancement. The school’s general education department is in charge of Title I programs.
For helpful advice and support for Title 1 students , contact Y3K Tutor In Your Home today! We have helped many families receive the educational support they need.
Fighting for Special Education Accommodations and Services
When fighting for special education accommodations and services, examine the situation before you act impulsively. Have all your facts ready to go to counter their refusal to help. Also plan ahead by preparing evidence and rebuttals to reasons you believe they will claim their services are not needed for your child.
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